/*
 * Copyright 2011 myTDev.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package com.mytdev.application.service;

import java.util.List;

/**
 *
 * @author Yann D'Isanto
 */
public interface ApplicationServiceLoader {

    String[] getAvailableServices();

    <T> T getService(Class<T> serviceType, String name) throws ServiceException;

    ServiceDescriptor getServiceDescriptor(String name);

    List<String> getServiceDependencies(String name) throws ServiceException;

    Object getService(String name) throws ServiceException;
}
